Wheat crop in southern Panhandle seen holding up despite drought
Farmers and agricultural experts in the southern Panhandle say the 1977 wheat crop remains viable after a long dry spell. While prices below two dollars per bushel trouble growers, most believe normal rain could yield a harvest. concerns rise over pale western cutworms, with Cheyenne County singled out as most at risk and Entomologist Art Hagen noting higher moth counts last fall. Charles Fenster warns of potential cutworm problems this spring, especially in Cheyenne County.
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Con Marshall
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Kimball
Deuel
Scottsbluff
Art Hagen
Charles Fenster
Fenster
Harold Ahlschwede
Gurley
Mick Evertson
Kimball Banner
Mayne Campbell
Lodgepole
Cox
Don Hoffman
Sidney
Bart Bondegard
Laurence Miller
Dalton
Bruce Iulesfs
Potter
Chester Phelps
Lorenzo
Howard Henschel
Ted Yoder
Chappell Elevator
Roland Musil
Smith to speak at district Rotary conference in Sidney
Virginia Smith of Chappell will headline the Rotary International district conference in Sidney April 14 to 16, addressing the first plenary session on Friday, April 15 at 11 am at the Sidney Elks Lodge. The event draws 300 Rotarians from 31 western Nebraska clubs with District Gov Elmer J Hartmann presiding.
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Virginia Smith
Chappell
Rotary International
Sidney
Rotary
Wiliam J Marshall Jr
Grand Island
Lester E Ginkel
Orlando Fla
Robert A Manchester
Ben Hormel
McCook
Hormel
Schmit to talk at WIFE meeting on Wednesday
State Senator Loran Schmit of Bellwood will speak at a WIFE sponsored meeting at 7 30 pm Wednesday April 6 at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. The talk is open to the public. Schmit is a potential 1978 Republican candidate for governor and may seek a U S House seat if Charlies Thone runs for governor. The group plans to ask about his LB 518 proposal to eliminate personal property taxes on farm equipment, inventories and livestock by 1980. Clark supports the measure saying it would create jobs. Schmit chairs the Agriculture and Environment Committee and also sponsored LB 220 the anti litter bill. WIFE may discuss a bill to halt certain propositions like the ag land trust scheme.
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Loran Schmit
Bellwood
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Schmitt
Charlies Thone
Schmit
U.S
House of Representatives
Robert Clark
Sidney
Nebraska
Clark
Agriculture and Environment
Ag-Land Trust
Chicago
Merrill Lynch
Hearing on Marathon Building remodeling in Scottsbluff
A hearing to amend the Western Technical Community College Area budget will be held Wednesday April 6 at 7 30 p m in Scottsbluff A transfer of 71242 from general to capital improvement funds funds will remodel the Marathon Building in Sidney for Western Nebraska Technical College cosmetology program to meet state health requirements A total of 49876 for remodeling 7493 for architectural services 4833 for debt retirement plus 4039 for roof work and 5000 for LPN offices at Nebraska Western College are itemized The board cites emergency conditions and unforeseen circumstances at budget time as justification advised by Russell Lovell of Scottsbluff
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Marathon
School of Licensed Practical Nursing
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Russell Lovell
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds grandstand plan debated
Cheyenne County fair officials discussed options after the March blizzard damaged the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds grandstand. A decision on replacement funding was delayed as the fair board aims to cover about $20,000 via insurance, with totals ranging from $48,000 for a 1,500 seat roofed stand to $64,000 for a full structure. Commissioners will revisit the issue at the next meeting.
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Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
Fair Board
Cheyenne County
Sidney board to act on salaries and architects
The Sidney Board of Education will meet at North Elementary School to consider salaries and fringe benefits for faculty after a tentative agreement with the Sidney Education Association. Architects will be interviewed for possible building plans as the board seeks a new architect after dismissing Dean Arter. Superintendent Reichert to present facility needs at 6:30, with the 7:15 session open to the public.
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Sidney Board of Education
Sidney Public Schools
Sidney Education Association
Sidney
Dean Arter
Lincoln
Ron Reichert
North
Reichert
Bread wrappers dramatize wheat prices in Congress
Rep Virgania Soath of Chappell joins Kansas Rep Keith Sebelius in urging 435 colleagues to wear bread wrapper armbands to spotlight wheat farmers profits. Mrs Smith notes farmers receive under three cents per loaf, while grocery prices rose 21 percent and all items 58 percent. farmers’ income fell over 20 percent last year, stressing younger farmers in leveraged finance.
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Virgania Soath
Chappell
Kansas
Keith Sebelius
Midwest
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Smith
Chamber to vote on its future in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce board set an April 19 general meeting at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to decide whether to close operations. President Richard Fix said over half the 13 directors would resign if paid or committed members do not reach 225 by that date, altering the chamber’s budget and staffing prospects.
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Cheyenne
Fix
Chamber
Snow adds moisture to Sidney area croplands
Snowfall at Sidney Airport totaled 0.35 inches of precipitation from a storm weekend, with five inches officially in town and higher amounts south of the city. Local rims near Potter reported heavier totals while northern Cheyenne County saw less. The March moisture brings Sidney to 2.11 inches for the year, a contrast to 0.16 inches through March 1976. April forecasts 1.64 inches.
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Sidney
Potter
Cheyenne County
Snow moves across state in light to moderate showers
United Press International reports scattered snow showers and flurries spread across Nebraska from west to east with 20 to 40 mph gusts. Moist cold air brings variable clouds and snow showers through Tuesday, heaviest in eastern central areas moving southeast at 30 to 35 mph.
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United Press International
Nebraska
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